Rina Matsuno

Rina Matsuno
松野 莉奈
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Born(1998-07-16)16 July 1998
Tokyo, Japan
Died8 February 2017(2017-02-08) (aged 18)
Tokyo, Japan
NationalityJapanese
Occupation
  • Singer
  • model
  • actress
Years active2006–2017
Modeling information
Height169.5 cm (5 ft 7 in)
AgencyStardust Promotion

Rina Matsuno (松野 莉奈, Matsuno Rina, 16 July 1998 – 8 February 2017) was a Japanese singer, model, actress and tarento who was a member of girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku.

Career

Matsuno was scouted into the entertainment industry in Tokyo in the Omotesandō Avenue when she was in the first grade of elementary school. She started as an actress in 2006 in Shimokita Series and later in the same year in Yakusha Damishii. In 2007 came her big screen debut in the movie Apartment 1303. Another movie, Tōdai, followed in 2008. In 2009–2010, she was in her agency Stardust Promotion's kids' musical group Mini Cheer Bears [ja].[citation needed]

In February 2010, she joined the girl idol group Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku. In May 2012, she debuted with the group on a major record label. Matsuno's Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku "attendance number" (a number assigned to all members in the group) was nine and her "image colour" was blue.

In 2013, she starred in the horror movie The Joker Game: Escape [ja] alongside fellow Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku member Hirono Suzuki (who played the main protagonist). She was also a model for Larme [ja], a Japanese fashion magazine for women.

Illness and death

She died on 8 February 2017 at the age of 18. Matsuno was unable to perform at her group's concert the day before due to a health issue and was taking medical treatment at home in Tokyo. In the early morning on February 8 her condition suddenly worsened. At around 5 am her parents called the emergency services. She was pronounced dead at the hospital. It is presumed that she died from an illness. In her last post on Instagram on February 6 she said that she had returned from a family trip to Hakone.

Sankei Sports reported on February 10 that according to Rina Matsuno's agency (Stardust Promotion), "lethal arrhythmia" is suspected as the cause of her death. All upcoming concerts and events were cancelled, and the group went into a period of mourning with the farewell event being held on February 25.

Musical groups

Filmography

Films

Year Title Role Source
2007 Apartment 1303
2008 Tōdai
2013 The Joker Game: Escape [ja] Noriko Shimamoto

TV series

  • 2014: Kōkaku Fudōsenki Robosan [ja] — a miniseries (11 episodes) starring all the members of Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku

Advertisements

Year Title
2006 McDonald's Happy Meal
Sumitomo Life "Yotsuba no Clover"
2007 Mitsubishi Delica
Misawa Home
Viera

Magazines

Year Title Notes Ref.
2013 Soen
2015 Larme [ja] Regular model
Rola Shiritsu Ebisu Chugaku Rina Matsuno no "Mitame wa Otona Nakami wa Kodomo"
Ebi Collection Vol. 8, 13, 25

Others

Title
Noriyuki Makihara feat. Kuro from Home Made Kazoku "Honno Sukoshidake" music video
OCN Today Kyō no Bishōjo Shashin Vol. 54
Mitsukoshi Isetan Strawberry Style Book 2015

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